{"id":149468,"date":"2025-04-30T08:34:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/revision-especial-del-wbc-de-sam-eggington-vs-lee-cutler\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T08:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:37:15","slug":"wbc-special-review-of-the-sam-eggignton-vs-lee-cutler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wbc-special-review-of-the-sam-eggignton-vs-lee-cutler\/","title":{"rendered":"WBC Special review of the Sam Eggignton vs Lee Cutler\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

WBC Special review of the Sam Eggignton vs Lee Cutler\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The WBC received a formal appeal from Lee Cutler with regards to the result from his fight against Sam Eggignton for\u00a0the WBC International title contested in Birmingham this past friday\u00a0April 24.<\/div>\n
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The WBC received from team Cutler a short clip in which the replay shows a cut opening on Eggignton left eye which was the basis to begin a thorough review.<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/cutler-eggington.mov<\/a><\/div>\n
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WBC appointed a review panel which\u00a0reviewed the\u00a0complete fight, the supervisors report from Charlie Giles and the additional facts and testimonies from both sides as well as the ruling from the BBBC.<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0conclusion from the panel is the following :<\/div>\n
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The original cut was confirmed by the referee to have been caused by a legal punch.<\/div>\n
The fight was tough with multiple accidental head clashes<\/div>\n
The cut was worsened by at least one accidental head clash<\/div>\n
The\u00a0referee\u00a0acknowledged the accidental head clash<\/div>\n
The referee brought Cutler for a doctor\u00a0assessment who indicated the cut was dangerous and severe enough to stop the contest which the\u00a0referee accepted<\/div>\n
The official result was a technical\u00a0decision in favor of the fighter who was ahead on the scorecards<\/div>\n
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WBC Championship rules:<\/div>\n
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Accidental Injury. When a boxer suffers a cut, abrasion, or excessive swelling due to a headbutt, elbow, etc., whether accidental or unintentional.<\/div>\n

If the fight cannot continue:<\/p>\n

* No points will be deducted.<\/p>\n

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  • Technical draw if it occurs before the start of the fifth round.<\/li>\n
  • Technical decision, according to the scorecards, if it occurs after the start of the fifth round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    The WBC chart of possible \u00a0results confirms the rule\u00a0and the correct handling of this specific situation<\/div>\n
    Legal punch followed by accidental head butt results in a technical decision.<\/div>\n
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    The WBC International committee confirms the result of Sam Eggignton as new champion.<\/div>\n
    Eggignton must produce a medical report to confirm his condition.<\/div>\n
    The WBC hereby orders a direct rematch between new champion Eggington and Cutler.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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